Three Sappy People (1939)

The stooges are phone repairmen who are mistaken for the psychiatrists in whose office they are working. A rich man hires them to treat his impetuous young wife who is always running of for... See full summary »

Director:

Jules White

Writer:

Clyde Bruckman (original screenplay)

Stars:

Curly Howard, Larry Fine, Moe Howard

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Curly Howard	...	Curly (as Curly)
Larry Fine	...	Larry (as Larry)
Moe Howard	...	Moe (as Moe)
Lorna Gray	...	Sherry Rumsford
Don Beddoe	...	J. Rumsford Rumsford
Bud Jamison	...	Williams - Butler

Storyline

The stooges are phone repairmen who are mistaken for the psychiatrists in whose office they are working. A rich man hires them to treat his impetuous young wife who is always running of for submarine rides and the like. The boys ruin a dinner party at their clients mansion but their antics so amuse his wife the she is cured and the stooges are paid off handsomely.

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Plot Keywords:

breaking window | top hat | water cooler | punch bowl | toupee | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 December 1939 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

18 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the 1934 episode "Punch Drunks", Moe orders burnt toast and a rotten egg. Curly then asks why, so Moe says he has a tape worm, and that's good enough for it. 5 years later in the 1939 episode "Three Sappy People", that gag is repeated except that Curly orders burnt toast and a rotten egg. Moe then asks why, so Curly says he has a tape worm, and that's good enough for it.

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Quotes

[to Curly]
Moe: Why don't you get a toupee with some brains in it!

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Connections

Featured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)

User Reviews

Oh Boy! This Is Hilarious!

Is Three Sappy People a pleasant and hilarious Three Stooges short film? Well I most certainly think that it is! In my honest to goodness point of view, this Three Stooges short film is not just pleasant and hilarious, it is totally and completely hilarious! I have to give this a hands down, this is another one of the best Three Stooges shorts that I have ever seen in my whole entire life, and not only that, but it has also became one of my favorite Three Stooges shorts that I have ever seen! So all in all, the Three Stooges have perfected another extremely hysterical short film that I laughed at all the way through!

Well what else do I think of this short? I think that it is honestly one of their funniest shorts of the year 1939, because it is one of the ones that really stands out a lot! And considering that I own this as part of the Three Stooges Collection, Volume Two, I can watch this whenever I like!

So in short, if you are looking for a hysterical Three Stooges short to watch, then this is one that you should watch, because trust me, it really is something that hysterical!

10/10